Thread: 1940s Emerson
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Old 02-22-2016, 09:45 AM
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Originally Posted by decojoe67 View Post
I had one of them years ago and found it one of the better 7" electrostatic performers. It's also a simple set to cosmetically restore. Once you polish-up the face, redo the black trim, and refill the knobs with gold, it looks like new. Although I didn't do it on mine, refinishing the cube-shaped cabinet is as simple as you can get.
The Emerson was probably better engineered, because it didn't use a voltage doubler or tripler, as all the others did. It could be operated on DC, 120 volts.
New York still had a lot DC districts.
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